Charlotte Ventham KC and Conor Monighan are awarded Commendations by the Metropolitan Police for work on firearms and Closed Material Proceedings

Congratulations to Charlotte Ventham KC and Conor Monighan, both of whom have been awarded Commendations by the Metropolitan Police for their work on firearms and Closed Material Proceedings.

Charlotte and Conor acted in R. (on the application of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court [2023] EWHC 1938 (Admin), in which the Divisional Court held – for the first time – that s.44 of the Firearms Act 1968 permits the Crown Court to hold Closed Material Proceedings within firearms/ shotgun licensing appeals. The court also set out the procedural steps which should usually be followed in such cases, potentially including the appointment of a Special Advocate in appropriate cases. You can read more about this significant decision here.

The Commendations were awarded at a ceremony at the US Embassy in front of officers, friends and family.

Charlotte Ventham KC is a leading specialist police practitioner who has considerable experience of cases involving PII and CMPs, having acted in many significant cases for the police and government involving issues of the utmost sensitivity. She contributed towards ‘National Security Law’ (OUP, 2024).

Conor Monighan has acted in a very large number of firearms appeals on behalf of forces across the country. He also has experience of dealing with PII and CMP issues in a variety of cases (including in a counter-terrorism context).

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Related barristers

Charlotte Ventham KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2024

Conor Monighan

Call 2019

Related areas

Police Law

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